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Category: Salford News

Terror teen sentenced after trying to buy toxin ’30 times stronger than ricin’ from Dark Web

A 16-year-old boy who ordered a deadly toxin from the Dark Web has been sentenced. The teenager, who is from the Tameside area but cannot be named for legal reasons,...

A666 closed: Elderly woman hospitalised in Clifton collision

Picture by Norman Frederickson Police have closed the A666 Manchester Road in Clifton after an elderly woman was hit by a car. Officers were called to the scene at...

Worsley swimmers to splash out tonight in cancer fundraise

Children from Worsley Swimming Club are taking on a 200-length challenge to raise money for Marie Curie cancer care. 20 children aged between eight and 16 are taking...

Reality Party reveal new candidate for Worsley and Eccles South

Just 20 days before the 2015 General Election, We Are the Reality Party have unveiled Mags McNally as their new hope to take the Worsley and Eccles South seat. Party...

8-year-old Millie-Mae wants your help to send Swinton swim star to Special Olympics

A seriously ill little girl from Little Hulton is asking for the community’s help to send Hannah Payton to the Special Olympics in France this summer. A charity...

Missing mum wanted after baby abandoned

Merseyside Police are appealing for information after a baby was found abandoned in Southport last night, Thursday 16 April. Emergency services were called at 6.50pm to...

M60 overnight closures at Eccles cancelled

Planned closures of the M60 at Eccles starting this weekend have been postponed indefinitely by Highways England. All other works starting on Monday 20 April at Swinton,...

Pictured: Man wanted after gang attack police officer in Salford and steal his bike

A police officer was set upon by a gang of five people after he tried to arrested a suspected drug dealer. Detectives have now released the picture of a man they believe...

Biker suffers head injuries in Boothstown crash

A motorcyclist is recovering from head injuries after coming off his bike in Boothstown. Police and emergency services were called to Boothshall Way near the Moorings...

Swinton man, 20, jailed for year-long shoplifting spree

A 20-year-old man has been jailed for six months after being caught on CCTV shoplifting from a Swinton supermarket for over a year. Lee Broadhurst Williams 20, from...